What color is #080B14?

#080B14 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080B14?

The RGB value is 8, 11, 20: 8 red, 11 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080B14?

The complementary color is #141108, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080B14 color

#080B14 rgb(8, 11, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #080B14 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 4.3% green and 7.8% blue (8, 11, 20).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 43% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.66:1).

#080B14 color codes

HEX	`#080B14`
RGB	`rgb(8, 11, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 4.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 43%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 60%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 45%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.08, 0.88, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.08, 4.91, 280.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.346, 0.341, 0.709)`
Decimal	`527124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080B14, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #080B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #080B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080b14; }
.text { color: #080b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 11 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080b14, #0b0814); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #080B14?: #080B14 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080B14?: The RGB value is 8, 11, 20: 8 red, 11 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080B14?: The complementary color is #141108, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.